n The Bengal Government has gone on high alert close on the heels of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee warning her Cabinet Ministers and the State administration against some alleged “mischief” that Opposition BJP could carry out in the months of November and December.
Accordingly the Bengal Police have heightened vigilance throughout the State conducting among other things “Naka Checkings” for illegal entry of arms.
Banerjee had on Wednesday told her Cabinet colleagues against “BJP’s nefarious designs” to create an atmosphere “conducive to untoward incidents in the months of November and December.
She reportedly told the ministers not to take the saffron outfit’s warnings lightly and “keep a close eye on each and every development in your area and inform each and every suapicious development to the police.”
She also asked the Chief Secretary to “highten vigil througout the State and conduct checkings” at polie check points “to thwart any kind of pre-planned mischief,” sources said.
The Chief Minister’s alert comes days after senior BJP leaders inlcuding Opposition Leader Suvendu Adhikari, Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar and even junior Union Home Minister Nisith Pramanik iterating a similar tone that the TMC government would not survive beyond December.
“Come December and the Trinamool is Khatam (finished),” Adhikari told in a meeting. “This government has outlived its purpose … it will not be allowed a longer lease of life … after December this Government will not be there,” he said.
Majumdar too said in a separate meeting that the cold December would see TMC shivering and would soon be relieved of all its pressures. “By the month of December when it is too cold the Trinamool Congress will shiver … I cannot reveal much … wait and watch how things unfold in the coming days,” the State BJP chief said.
Union Minister of State for Home Nisith Pramanik too said in a meeting that the TMC’s days were numbered and that it would not survive beyond December because lot of drama would unfold by then.
Meanwhile, in a parallel development the convoy of Pramanik who is also the Member of Parliament from Coochbehar district in North Bengal was attacked by alleged TMC supporters.
The incident took place at Sitai block where the Minister had gone to join a programme. Stones were allegedly pelted on his vehicle, local police said adding the incident was soon brought under control.
Subsequently Pramanik said that some TMC supporters were trying to commit some mischief adding “the attack was instituted at the instance of Mamata Banerjee who has reportedly alerted her party men against the BJP and the TMC goons have reacted accordingly … but they do not know the consequence of attacking me in Coochbehar.”